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Action Project- Cohorts Week 2

4/10/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

FINAL DRAFT of Senior Thesis. DUE: Monday, 4/10, Start of Class. MUST BE PRINTED, as well as turned in on Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

FINAL THESIS. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Monday, 4/17, 10:20 AM.

Announcements:

THESIS FINAL DRAFT DUE- Turn it in!
No School for you on WEDS- Work on your projects!
Senior Thesis Revisions- Are due 1 week after you receive your graded thesis from me. See assignment on Google Classroom for more details

Cohort Structure for Today
See slides linked above for more details and prompts.

Review thesis revision process
Cohort Crew Check In (make sure to schedule critiques for tomorrow!)
Daily To-Do Lists
Project Work Time

Senior Project Cohort Resources

Action Project- Cohort Group Launch!

3/31/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

SPAM 3 Form. DUE: Tuesday, 4/4 by 3:30 PM.
FINAL DRAFT of Senior Thesis. DUE: Monday, 4/10, Start of Class. MUST BE PRINTED, as well as turned in on Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

RD Thesis. Last Day to Turn In: Friday, 3/31, start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS FINAL DRAFT- Due at START OF CLASS, Monday April 10, 2023
SPAM 3 Forms- Are on the table under the window. They are due by 3:30 Tuesday, 4/4. Don’t forget to do the reflection on the back!!!
WEDNESDAY- ON CAMPUS for critiques this week.

Senior Project Cohort Resources

Cohort Crew Meeting #1
See slides above for what we did in cohort today!

Day 3- Thesis Critiques

3/30/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

SPAM 3 Form. DUE: Tuesday, 4/4 by 3:30 PM.
FINAL DRAFT of Senior Thesis. DUE: Monday, 4/10, Start of Class. MUST BE PRINTED, as well as turned in on Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

RD Thesis. Last Day to Turn In: Friday, 3/31, start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS FINAL DRAFT- Due at START OF CLASS, Monday April 10, 2023
SPAM 3 Forms- Are on the table under the window. They are due by 3:30 Tuesday, 4/4. Don’t forget to do the reflection on the back!!!
WEDNESDAY- ON CAMPUS for critiques this week.
Writing Tutoring Opportunities- Today and tomorrow, 5th and 6th, in Kat’s room.

Cohort Groups Start TOMORROW!
Everyone meet in LORI’S room at the start of 3rd period- we will review cohorts and expectations, then split into separate cohorts.

Starter: Thesis Rubrics

Read carefully over the rubric for your senior thesis. Then answer the following questions:

Which of the major categories are you feeling most confident about? Why?
Which of these categories needs the most revision? Explain.
Based on what you’ve read here, what are the top three specific revisions you need to make to your thesis?

Schedule a Meeting with Lori
Need additional one-on-one help with specific thesis revisions? Schedule a meeting with Lori for next week during 5th and 6th, or during the morning on Wednesday!

Thesis Critiques

Get into your critique group
Complete the critiques you had scheduled for today
1. Read and comment on their drafts
2. Run the discussion protocol
3. Repeat (if necessary)

Done with Critiques? You could…

Read and comment on the papers you are critiquing tomorrow
Start the revision process on your own thesis, using the priorities Lori handed out

Day 2- Thesis Critiques

3/29/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

SPAM 3 Form. DUE: Tuesday, 4/4 by 3:30 PM.
FINAL DRAFT of Senior Thesis. DUE: Monday, 4/10, Start of Class. MUST BE PRINTED, as well as turned in on Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

RD Thesis. Last Day to Turn In: Friday, 3/31, start of class.

Revision Priorities/Checklist
Use this helpful resource to plan your revisions- do them in the order they are listed here, and do a little each day for the next two weeks!

Schedule a Meeting with Lori
Need additional one-on-one help with specific thesis revisions? Schedule a meeting with Lori for next week during 5th and 6th, or during the morning on Wednesday! To do this, send Lori an email that includes the following:

Day and period you would like to meet
What, specifically you want to discuss about your thesis- where do you need help, and why are you struggling?

Thesis Critiques

Get into your critique group
Complete the critiques you had scheduled for today
1. Read and comment on their drafts
2. Run the discussion protocol
3. Repeat (if necessary)

Done with Critiques? You need to be doing one of the following…

Read and comment on the papers you are critiquing tomorrow
Start the revision process on your own thesis, using the priorities Lori handed out (HINT: start with rewriting/additions/organization!)

Day 1- Thesis Critiques

3/28/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

SPAM 3 Form. DUE: Tuesday, 4/4 by 3:30 PM.
FINAL DRAFT of Senior Thesis. DUE: Monday, 4/10, Start of Class. MUST BE PRINTED, as well as turned in on Google Classroom.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

RD Thesis. Last Day to Turn In: Friday, 3/31, start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS FINAL DRAFT- Due at START OF CLASS, Monday April 10, 2023
SPAM 3 Forms- Are on the table under the window. They are due by 3:30 Tuesday, 4/4. Don’t forget to do the reflection on the back!!!
WEDNESDAY- ON CAMPUS for critiques this week.

Starter- SPAM 3 Email

Send SPAM 3 email to your SPA, and share your RD Senior Thesis with them. This should be the version you are revising on! If you need to quickly unsubmit your draft from Google Classroom to share with them, please do so.
Need to turn in SPAM 3 Form by TUESDAY 4/4, at 3:30 pm. This gives you a full week!

Thesis Revision Plan

Critiques will happen this week- today, Weds, Thursday, Friday
You will get feedback from your SPA sometime this week
I will be providing you with a revision schedule and checklist this week, and will be scheduling specific reviews/workshops for those interested later this week and next week.
Once we start COHORT GROUPS on Friday, I will also be available 5th and 6th to meet with you, or to give you a quiet space to work on your senior thesis.

Wait…what about our project?

We need to rip through critiques this week.
Starting on FRIDAY, you will all meet with your cohort groups during 3rd and 4th periods.
Next week, cohort groups will meet 3rd and 4th, except for Wednesdays, which are off-campus work days (unless you want to work here!). We will ask you to document your progress on Wednesdays.
More details on cohort groups, project assessment, etc. coming on Friday.

Critique Structure

Review critique structure and groups
Groups create schedules- write on boards.
Read and critique first paper today.

RD Thesis Day 10- Finish, Proofread, Turn In!

3/10/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

RD of Senior Thesis. DUE: Friday, 3/10, MIDNIGHT.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

SPAM 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/10, Start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS RD (complete!) is due TODAY at MIDNIGHT. You will SHARE IT with your SPA and with me, AND THEN turn it in on Google Classroom. If it is not turned in by MIDNIGHT on Friday, I will be emailing home to advise your parents that your Spring Break should perhaps be less fun than anticipated.

Starter- RD Proofreading Checklist

Use this to make sure your RD is complete and ready to turn in! Get through as many of these as you can by midnight tonight!

WRITING PRIORITIES: By MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, I have…

Completed an alphabetized Works Cited with every source that is mentioned in my paper (Read it but didn’t use it? Don’t include it.)
Wept tears of despair
Used the RD Proofreading Checklist to do minor revisions and polishing
Typed your fingers into tiny blistered nubbins
Made a copy of your RD Thesis, and shared it with your Senior Project Advisor AND Lori
Felt an overwhelming sense of relief as you realize you are done with this sucker for two weeks!

RD Thesis Day 8- Write Part 4

3/9/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

RD of Senior Thesis. DUE: Friday, 3/10, 3:30 PM.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

SPAM 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/10, Start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS RD (complete!) is due Friday at the end of the day. You will SHARE IT with your SPA and with me, AND THEN turn it in on Google Classroom.

Starter: Abstract + Title Page

Review formatting for Title Page
Review Writing an Abstract
Write your abstract! Quick Quick!
Read it out loud to your neighbor, make comments on your doc with changes/revisions you need to make.

WRITING PRIORITIES: By the Start of Class FRIDAY, I have…

Formatted my title page
Written my abstract and put it on my title page
Completed a RD of of your Senior Thesis

RD Thesis Day 7- Finish Part 3

3/7/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

RD of Senior Thesis. DUE: Friday, 3/10, 3:30 PM.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Thesis Outline. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Monday, 3/6, START of class.
SPAM 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/10, Start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS RD (complete!) is due Friday at the end of the day.
WEDNESDAY- Library/Smiley Cafe. Kyle will be at the library, I will be at the cafe. Be at one of those places at 9:30! I will email out work priorities for Wednesday that morning. Make sure if you need a ride that you talk to the relevant person (Kyle for library, Lori for cafe).
Panels for 11th Grade Today:
1. 3rd (10:45)- Abby, Chloe, Roan, James L.
2. 4th (11:40)- Julia, Cyrus, Charlie
3. 5th (1:15)- Jude, Aspen, Za, Julia

Clarification Parenthetical Citations:

For works with NO AUTHOR and a LONG TITLE, you may shorten the title in your in-text citation.
EX: "Monkey Face Societies: An Examination of 9th Grade Students", would become in the citation, ("Monkey Face" 17).

Starter- Transition Example + Transition Assessment

Complete the example as a class together- highlight relevant aspects and then answer the questions at the bottom.
Then complete the Transition Assessment before moving on to writing time.
Spend no more than 30 minutes on this- if it’s taking longer than that, something is going wrong!

WRITING PRIORITIES: By the Start of Class WEDNESDAY, I have…

Completed and turned in Transitions Assessment
Completed Parts 1 and 2 of the RD Thesis
Completed Part 3 of the RD Thesis

RD Thesis Day 6- MLA In-Text Citations and Format

3/6/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

RD of Senior Thesis. DUE: Friday, 3/10, 3:30 PM.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Thesis Outline. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Monday, 3/6, START of class.
SPAM 2. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Friday, 3/10, Start of class.

Announcements:

THESIS RD (complete!) is due Friday at the end of the day.
Junior Panel needed 3rd, 4th, 5th tomorrow! Go talk about writing!
SPAM 2 Forms- Are on the table under the window. They are due by 3:30 this Friday. Don’t forget to do the reflection on the back!!!
WEDNESDAY- Library/Smiley Cafe. Kyle will be at the library, I will be at the cafe. Be at one of those places at 9:30!

In Text Citation Review (10-15 min)

Review in-text citations on board.
Show resources on Google Classroom
When in doubt? GOOGLE IT!

MLA Formatting Checklist (on Google Classroom as well)
Need a brain break from writing? Take a minute to format your paper! Don’t worry about the abstract just yet- we will write it later this week. Everything else should be doable!

WRITING PRIORITIES: By the Start of Class TUESDAY, I have…

Put my paper into MLA format
Checked my in-text citations
Completed Parts 1 and 2 of the RD Thesis
Completed at least 75% for Part 3 of the Senior Thesis

RD Thesis Day 5- Analysis Framework + Part 3

3/3/2023

DUE DATES- ON TIME

RD of Senior Thesis. DUE: Friday, 3/10, 3:30 PM.

DUE DATES- LATE (-10%)

Thesis Outline. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Monday, 3/6, START of class.

Announcements:

THESIS RD (complete!) is due next Friday at the end of the day.
SPAM 2 Due TODAY by 3:30 pm! Don’t forget the reflection on the back! Email me answers to those 4 questions after your meeting, turn the form into the box (with your name on it!)
Emails Going Home Today. Time to catch up, y’all.

Starter- Analysis Framework Assignment

Go to the assignment in Google Classroom
Complete each step of the assignment. If you don’t have a paragraph to do it with it yet, write first, and do this as soon as you have a TEA paragraph with evidence.
This is due by the start of class on MONDAY.

WRITING PRIORITIES: By the Start of Class MONDAY I have…

Completed and turned in the Analysis Assignment on Google Classroom
Turned in my SPAM 2 form, and emailed Lori with a reflection about the question on the back of the form.
Completed a RD of Parts 1 and 2 of your Senior Thesis.
Completed writing 50% of Part 3, complete with evidence and analysis

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